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Written by Bishop Terry Kee
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Friday, 04 December 2009 09:54 |
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It was 2 November 2009, the first time since the establishment of two national Churches in Malaysia and Singapore that the Lutheran Church in Singapore is represented in the Mission Partners’ Consultation in Malaysia. One of the partners drew our attention to the significance of this and wondered what took us so long.
I responded with a clarification and an apology. I explained that the decision to separate was not because of conflict or dissatisfaction but rather in response to changing environment and government policies between the two nations that made it difficult for the Church to operate as one entity. I saw the reasons of our not working together in God’s missions as two fold. The first being the decision to divide the mission fields between the two Churches rather than remaining as partners in our missions. This resulted in our not having the platform to work together. The second reason, according to my understanding was that in the process of establishing the two national Church, there were some misunderstandings and unhappiness on both sides. I believe that what is important is not who is more right or who is more wrong but rather are we willing to forgive and accept one another. I then, in my capacity as Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Singapore apologized for words spoken and things done by us that had contributed to those misunderstandings and unhappiness.
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Written by Rev Soh Guan Kheng
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Friday, 04 December 2009 09:54 |
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Dear Bishop Kee, Lutheran Church in Singapore, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, and dear teachers and friends in Australia and beyond.
I did not know how to begin this update. But this morning I was reading the Epistle Reading for this Sunday (Ephesians 5:15-20; Aug 16th), through which I was reminded that even though the days are evil, and hence, tragedies occur, we are called to fill our lives with worship and thanks in Christ our Lord. Thus I shall begin, and end, this closing update with thanksgiving. I ask you to make each item of thanks your own prayer as well.
I give all thanks, praise, glory and honour to our good and gracious God who has blessed me immeasurably with a wife who can only be described as wonderful. For twelve years I have had the unique privilege of having Aileen Lee as my wife, to have and to hold, to love and to cherish; and to be loved and cherished by her. Now, in the wisdom of God, death has parted us.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 11:10 |
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Reunion Of Missionaries Who Served In Malaysia And Singapore |
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Written by Rev John Nelson
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Friday, 04 December 2009 09:54 |
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Starting in 1980 Lutheran Missionaries who had served the church in Malaysia and Singapore began to have reunions. THE PURPOSE OF THESE"GET TOGETHERS" WAS TO MEET OLD Colleagues who had worked together. We not only learned what each other was doing, how the family was getting on, but we always had a time when someone would update us on the ministry of the church in Malaysia and Singapore. We always were eager to hear about the congregations we had served in, to hear about former co-workers and our many friends we had come to know and love in years past.
At first we only had reunions every 5 or 6 years. Around the year 2000 we decided to hold such reunions every other year. We have held these meetings in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia. Both Former Bishops, Daniel Chong and Gideon Chang as well as some former co workers and their spouses have joined us for some reunions. At the reunion held in 2007 Bishop Philip Loke of the LCMS invited the missionaries to have the 2009 reunion in Malaysia.
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Commissioning Service of Rev Jimmy Khoo |
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Written by Charlotte Huang
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Friday, 04 December 2009 09:54 |
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Emotions ran through me, tearing me to bits, during the Commissioning Service of Rev Jimmy Khoo on that ninth Sunday after Pentecost. While one part of my heart wept silently, as I know I will miss our very personable pastor, the other part of me rejoiced as I understood Pastor (Ps) Jimmy’s desire to faithfully answer God’s call to serve in Mongolia as God’s representative.
As small beads of tears rolled down my cheeks, the affirming words of Bishop Terry Kee rang loud and clear: “Your love for the Mongolians has been evidenced. Since 2004, every year you go there.
“Remember, it’s Christ who sent you there. You are doing it for Christ, not for the Church nor Mongolia. You’ll persevere and withstand all the challenges for Christ [who said] I am with you always and no place is too far that’s beyond the reach of the Lord.
“… you are going in the name of the Lord, the authority of the Lord. In moments when you feel stressed, powerless, don’t know what to do -- remember that God has called you.”
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LCS Missions Conference 2009 |
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Written by Rev Haraneath Singh
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Friday, 04 December 2009 09:54 |
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They are coming! Our Missions Partners were coming for the ‘Partner Churches Missions Consultation’ on 31 Oct 2009. So it was suggested that we could get them to share their Missions story with us. We could learn from them and be inspired by their stories. They have been at Missions much longer than our Church. Hence the LCS Mission Conference 2009 was planned by the LCS Missions Committee. Our Bishop wrote to the Partner Churches to share briefly the origin and development of their mission work.
The Lutheran Church in Singapore is the ‘child’ of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Rev John Nelson and his wife Betty Lou were sailing on the ship to Malaya as Missionaries in 1955, even before I was born. Through the hard work of the Missionaries, the Lutheran Church in Singapore was born. Rev Dr Phillip Baker then shared with us the ELCA missions story.
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